Urban Transportation

The Chennai metro rail is the third largest metro rail system in India. It provides a high capacity mass transit sustainable so­lution to improve connectivity and reduce the growing traffic problems. The idea is to […]

India has an operational urban rail network of around 735 km, growing at a CAGR of 20 per cent in the past 12 years. There are 20 under-construction projects with a total length of around […]

India has emerged as one of the fastest growing markets for urban rail-based transit systems. In 2020, the coverage of the ur-ban rail network in India was over 700 km across 13 cities. By 2025, […]

The Hyderabad Metro is the world’s largest metro project in the public-private partnership (PPP) mode. Built at a cost of Rs 194.64 billion, the project brings together best-in-class resources and technology in all aspects. Sudh­ir […]

With more than one-third of India’s population living in urban areas, urban transportation has an indispensable role in daily mobility. The outbreak of the pandemic presented the urban transport sector with unprecedented challenges. It impacted promoters […]

Activity in the urban transport sector has gained momentum, especially since 2014. The operational metro network has increased from 200 plus km in 2014 to 721 km in 2021 across 18 cities. Further, a network […]

Urban transport plays a critical role in daily mobility, and is an important component of the urban economy. An efficient and integrated urban transportation system is essential for a city’s development. Over the past few years, […]

The Indian rolling stock market has matured over the past few years. With the Make in India initiative, foreign and domestic players have stepped up indigenous production. Metro systems have also been increasingly focusing on […]

As the economy is adjusting to the new normal, all the infrastructure sectors are gradually reviving with support from the government. However, one of the sectors that has taken the greatest hit and will require […]

One of the sectors that has faced the brunt of the lockdown is the urban transport sector. The Covid-19 pandemic has affected the long-term sustainability of operators of mass transit systems due to decreased or […]

The Uttar Pradesh Metro Rail Corporation (UPMRC), the erstwhile Lucknow Metro Rail Corporation (LMRC), was constituted to implement, operate and maintain metro rail systems in various cities of Uttar Pradesh. UPMRC’s Lucknow metro rail project […]

The Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs has introduced standardised specifications for rolling stock to be used in Indian metro rail systems. The move primarily aims to prevent the heavy costs incurred on manufacturing different […]

The urban transport sector has seen renewed focus and witnessed significant growth in the past year. Metro rail stretches were operationalised in Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, Hyderabad and Ahmedabad and bus rapid transit (BRT) projects commenced […]

The network of rail-based urban transportation systems has been developing rapidly, and the growth is expected to be maintained over the next few years, given the speed of urbanisation in the country. Provision of efficient […]

The urban transport landscape in the country is undergoing a change. During the past few years, there has been some momentum in the development of metro rail networks in urban cities. The sector has received […]

The urban rail-based transport segment will continue to have strong growth over the next few years. Metro rail network expansion and upgradation is taking place at a much faster pace than earlier. New systems and […]

Over the past few years, the government has been actively supporting the uptake and implementation of urban transportation systems in different cities. New metro rail and bus rapid transit systems have been announced and existing […]